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* Wrestling/RandyOrton is a sadistic psychopath even as a face, with the only difference in his behaviour being that he attacks heels instead of faces. Even then, he often dishes out random, unprovoked RKOs to people who have done nothing to deserve it, which will get him cheered regardless because the move is [[RuleOfCool too cool to boo.]]

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* Wrestling/RandyOrton is a sadistic psychopath even as a face, with the only difference in his behaviour being that he attacks heels instead of faces. Even then, he often dishes out random, unprovoked RKOs [=RKOs=] to people who have done nothing to deserve it, which will get him cheered regardless because the move is [[RuleOfCool too cool to boo.]]
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** ''Film/{{Goldeneye}}'' and ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'': Valentin Zukovsky is an ex-KGB operative turned Russian mafia head. He helps Bond in the former film only because Bond bribes him with military equipment, and in the latter out of revenge for Elektra King betraying him and killing his nephew. Though he develops a begrudging respect for Bond as a WorthyOpponent and possibly even a friend, he is still an unrepentant criminal who will help save the day only when this aligns with his personal interests.

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** ''Film/{{Goldeneye}}'' and ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'': Valentin Zukovsky is an ex-KGB operative turned Russian mafia head. He helps Bond in the former film only because Bond bribes him with military equipment, equipment and because he hates Janus [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero for being a Lienz Cossack]], and in the latter out of revenge for Elektra King betraying him and killing his nephew. Though he develops a begrudging respect for Bond as a WorthyOpponent and possibly even a friend, he is still an unrepentant criminal who will help save the day only when this aligns with his personal interests.
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* ''Series/BlackAdder'' Lord Flashheart is a rare example of a FakeUltimateHero who really was brave and dashing and always won. He first appeared as an Elizabethan swashbuckler in season 2 and a dashing flying ace in season 4 and was handsome, bold, admired by all, adored by the ladies, and laughed in the face of danger. He was also an arrogant prat who boasted constantly, lied, sucked up to his superiors, patronized his admirers, and treated women as sex objects. And the only reason he always won was that he was an underhanded bastard who cheated and employed every dirty trick in the book.

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* ''Series/BlackAdder'' ''Series/BlackAdder'': Lord Flashheart is a rare example of a FakeUltimateHero who really was brave and dashing and always won. He first appeared as an Elizabethan swashbuckler in season 2 and a dashing flying ace in season 4 and was handsome, bold, admired by all, adored by the ladies, and laughed in the face of danger. He was also an arrogant prat who boasted constantly, lied, sucked up to his superiors, patronized his admirers, and treated women as sex objects. And the only reason he always won was that he was an underhanded bastard who cheated and employed every dirty trick in the book.



* ''Series/BreakingBad'' Walter White is this for most of the series. He's a ruthless criminal for sure, but he's doing it for understandable reasons (so that his family will have enough money to live one after he dies) and the Juarez Cartel (represented by the FauxAffablyEvil Don Eladio) and Gus Fring are much ''much'' worse than him. [[spoiler:This goes away in Season 5, when he fully embraces the life of a drug kingpin even though both Gus and the Cartel are no longer a threat and he has enough money to keep his family living comfortably for the rest of their lives. He reverts back to this in the final episode; while he does his best to undo the damage his actions have done, he makes it clear that he doesn't have any regrets about his crimes.]]

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* ''Series/BreakingBad'' ''Series/BreakingBad'': Walter White is this for most of the series. He's a ruthless criminal for sure, but he's doing it for understandable reasons (so that his family will have enough money to live one after he dies) and the Juarez Cartel (represented by the FauxAffablyEvil Don Eladio) and Gus Fring are much ''much'' worse than him. [[spoiler:This goes away in Season 5, when he fully embraces the life of a drug kingpin even though both Gus and the Cartel are no longer a threat and he has enough money to keep his family living comfortably for the rest of their lives. He reverts back to this in the final episode; while he does his best to undo the damage his actions have done, he makes it clear that he doesn't have any regrets about his crimes.]]

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